Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXVI. Occupations and Professions § 327.070.Disciplinary actions

(a) Refuse to license or certify any applicant;

(b) Refuse to renew the license or certificate of any person;

(c) Suspend or revoke or place on probation the license or certificate of any person;

(d) Impose restrictions on the scope of practice of any person;

(e) Issue an administrative reprimand to any person;

(f) Issue a private admonishment to any person; and

(g) Impose fines for violations of this chapter not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).

(a) Indulgence in excessive use of alcoholic beverages or abusive use of controlled substances;

(b) Engaging in, permitting, or attempting to engage in or permit the performance of substandard patient care by himself or by persons working under his supervision due to a deliberate or negligent act or failure to act, regardless of whether actual injury to the patient is established;

(c) Having engaged in or attempted to engage in a course of lewd or immoral conduct with any person:

(d) Having sexual contact, as defined by KRS 510.010(7), without the consent of both parties, with an employee or coworker of the licensee or certificate holder;

(e) Sexually harassing an employee or coworker of the licensee or certificate holder;

(f) Conviction of a felony or misdemeanor in the courts of this state or any other state, territory, or country which affects his ability to continue to practice competently and safely on the public, if in accordance with KRS Chapter 335B. “Conviction,” as used in this paragraph, shall include a finding or verdict of guilt, an admission of guilt, or a plea of nolo contendere;

(g) Obtaining or attempting to obtain a license or certificate by fraud or material misrepresentation or making any other false statement to the board;

(h) Engaging in fraud or material deception in the delivery of professional services, including reimbursement, or advertising services in a false or misleading manner;

(i) Evidence of gross negligence or gross incompetence in his practice of physical therapy;

(j) Documentation of being declared mentally disabled by a court of competent jurisdiction and not thereafter having had his rights restored;

(k) Failing or refusing to obey any lawful order or administrative regulation of the board;

(l) Promoting for personal gain an unnecessary device, treatment, procedure, or service, or directing or requiring a patient to purchase a device, treatment, procedure, or service from a facility or business in which he has a financial interest;

(m) Being impaired by reason of a mental, physical, or other condition that impedes his or her ability to practice competently;

(n) Violation of KRS 304.39-215; and

(o) Conduct that is subject to the penalties under KRS 304.99-060(4) or (5).